Experiencing Socialization First Hand: An Experiential Exercise in Organizational Socialization

Resumen

This exercise demonstrates the socialization process that takes place in all organizations when a person joins it. It also introduces the topics of group norms and values, group pressures, conformity techniques of socialization, communication, social influence, role conflict and ambiguity. By making a few minor changes in the exercise, it could be used as an introduction to Principles of Management or Behavioral Science exercise. This paper discusses my use of the exercise in teaching the socialization process.